OUL → HELOulu / Oulunsalo to Helsinki

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Direct flights from Oulu / Oulunsalo (OUL) to Helsinki (HEL): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 88% of the last 8 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 11 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 8 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 513 km, an estimated 1 hour 9 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Oulu / Oulunsalo and Helsinki. Updated 11 September 2026 at 02:09 UTC.

OUL Oulu / Oulunsalo tracking
HEL Helsinki smooth · +0
513 km · ~1h 09m est.
dep bank 06:40–23:157x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
88% on time

of the last 8 operated OUL → HEL flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −11 min. 0 of 8 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−11 minacross the last 8 operated legs
Flight time~1h 09mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Finnair

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
FinnairAY88% on time

Flights AY450 06:40 daily · AY432 08:25 daily · AY448 08:40 Mo Tu We Th Fr · AY434 08:55 Mo Tu We Th Fr

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-10AY432arrived−11
09-10AY434arrived−11
09-10AY436arrived−11
09-10AY438arrived+23
09-10AY440arrived−21
09-10AY442arrived−11
09-10AY444arrived−4
09-10AY448arrived−4

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
OULOulu / Oulunsalo tracking Full OUL delay board →
HELHelsinki +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · NW 8 kt Full HEL delay board →

How the Oulu / Oulunsalo to Helsinki route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop OUL to HEL flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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OUL to HEL questions

Is OUL–HEL running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from OUL to HEL?

Great-circle distance is 513 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 66–74 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does OUL–HEL fly?

Finnair runs the route with about 64 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at OUL and arrival-side delay at HEL, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.